Jose Pedro Penado, 32

Sept. 27, 2012

Jose Pedro Penado, a 32-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, Sept. 27, after being shot in Shadow Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

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Three reader comments

Jose was a father of two young children, a husband, a son, a brother and a good friend to many!... his family and friends need closure. It's been 4 long years and we haven't heard nothing.... not a single peep from detectives not even an update. We call and no call back... My friend Jose may have had a bad past but he is NOT!!! just another "gang member off the street" Jose had a big Family and he was human he turned his life around! and deserves justice! the foothill devision doesnt even have his murder posted on their site! as if my friends life was irrelevant.
Jose Penado had turned his life around he had 2 children, was a working man. At the time of his murder around 1:50 2ish on September 27, 2012 he was on his lunch break getting food and something to drink all we heard was that he was with his coworker Angel while they were on their lunch break and they stopped to get something to eat and drink.... whIle they were heading back to his truck/vehicle Jose and his coworker Angel engaged in an arguement outside of the location with a few guys, then Jose and his coworker walked away to defuse the situation and left the location in his truck and that's when the other party thsn happen to follow Jose, i guess in anger they followed him In another car and shot Jose from behind. These were only words exchanged and it caused my friends life. He only had a few months working for that job in the valley. whom ever did this is still out living free and I don't know how you can bare to sleep at night knowing that you took a life! Your concious must be dirty and I'm sure you've done this before! Turn youself in and make peace with yourself! this happened in broad daylight on La tuna cayon and San Fernando road and still nobody saw anything?!??! which is really hard to believe. If any one reads this please speak up so we can put these cowards behind bars! And so we have some closure. most of all for his family... Rest in Paradise Jose you are missed my dear friend.

— Karen Nov. 29, 2016 at 4:27 a.m.